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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 12, 2006 FBO #1567
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- NATIONAL DRUG DATA FILE

Notice Date

3/10/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541720 — Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
 

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants Management, 7500 Security Blvd. C2-21-15, Baltimore, MD, 21244-1850
 

ZIP Code

21244-1850
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-360-6-417501
 

Response Due

3/27/2006
 

Archive Date

4/11/2006
 

Description

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid intends to award on a sole source basis, under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures, a firm fixed price award to First DataBank, 8425 Woodfield Crossing Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46250 to purchase a license to the National Drug Data File (NDDF). The First Data Bank (FDB) is the only source of the National NDDF, which CMS/ORDI needs to carry out research. Careful market research was performed and found FDB either purchase all other previously existing data sources, or the other data sources are no longer in existence. In order to qualify as a potential contractor for this current award, the identical data files (NDDF) must already be in existence and available to the contractor. FDB?s products include a complete line of drug databases, including clinical decision support and disease suite modules, applicators program interfaces, and stand alone PC products. For more than 30 years, their databases have been incorporated into thousands of vender and independent backbone systems. The FDB databases include descriptive drug information, drug pricing, and drug identification. FDB?s unsurpassed clinical information and drug data, combined with Medi-Span?s drug databases is the most complete source of current and authoritative drug information available. All responsible sources may submit capability statement sin consideration to the Agency at the above address.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 7500 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD

Zip Code: 21244-1850

Country: USA
 

Record

SN01004069-W 20060312/060310212110 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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